PG Tips in Chiang Mai

[Chiengmaijoe]

I'm sure I've seen it in one of the stores but it was a while ago and I can't remember which, and in view of the dreadful traffic at the moment I have no great desire to traipse around town looking for it, so I would really appreciate knowing if anyone has come across it lately.

If you

1 Have absolutely no idea

2 Don't drink tea

3 Think PG tips is terrible

4 Won't pay that much for teabags

5 Think I'm stupid

6 Want to make any sort of rant that isn't even remotely related to this topic

I'm not really interested, thank you very much.

[pgrahmm]

Not my cup of tea.....!!!

Someone had to get it over with....

[stoneyboy]

The adverts were good though.

[Mahseer]

Tops at KSK have them in a 40 box. Cant help if you are looking for loose tea.

[sappersrest]

Marks and Sparks have there own brand Central festival very good and worth every penny especially the extra strong brand.

[FolkGuitar]

PG Tips in Tops Chotana. Not a bad cup of tea for the price...

[taotoo]

I know where to get them, but can't tell you due to 2, 3, and 4.

[bangmai]

I thought that was in response to the banning of "R" rated tips. You were merely looking for some "PG" tips. Guess not.

[true blue]

agreeing with poster before tops ksk.good cuppa, not to be monkeyed with though.

[harrry]

If you cannot get pg tips the tps english breakfast is a drinkable drop.

[wooloomooloo]

Tetley make tea bags make tea.

PG Tips is an inferior brand.

[MESmith]

Looseleaf is the only way to go.....

[FolkGuitar]

For the very best black tea blend sold in Chiang Mai (in my not so humble opinion, anyway,) try the English Breakfast blend

sold at the 'Viang Joom On' tea room on the east side of the river. Every bit as good as Fortnum and Mason's 'Royal Blend.'

It's sold loose, a bit pricey but worth every penny.

[Chiengmaijoe]

PG Tips in Tops Chotana. Not a bad cup of tea for the price...

That is the reply I've been looking for because that store is reasonably accesible for me. Thanks.

Topic closed?

[sharktooth]

Marks and Sparks have there own brand Central festival very good and worth every penny especially the extra strong brand.

Very much agree. Good strong brickies tea and not a bad price.

[cyberfarang]

PG Tips in Tops Chotana. Not a bad cup of tea for the price...

That is the reply I've been looking for because that store is reasonably accesible for me. Thanks.

Topic closed?

100% seen PG Tips at the Rimping supermarket, near the airport branch. Bought some there myself, but it`s not cheap. Problem is it sells out quick and sometimes it`s there other times it`s not. It`s a matter of being there at the right time.

If you have a Rimping membership card and a regular customer there, they may order it for you. Nothing to lose by asking.

[FolkGuitar]

Ten years ago Rimping used to carry several of the 'Fortnum and Mason' loose leaf teas as well as 'Yorkshire' and 'Yorkshire Gold.'

Then for some reason, they stopped, and now the best they can do is 'Heladiv' brand. Good... but not great, and only as bagged tea rather than loose leaf.

[eaglesflight]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

Edited February 1, 2016 by eaglesflight

[FolkGuitar]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

I'll agree with you about Dilmah teas. Their English Breakfast and Premium Ceylon are drinkable, even for a bagged tea.

But Twinings... No thanks! That's almost as bad as Lipton's Premium Floor Sweepings

[Chiengmaijoe]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

The danger of thinking that every time you have a problem in Thailand it is because people are stupid is that you end up being a miserable moaner that no-one , especially the Thais, will want to listen to or be with. If you find yourself starting sentences with "These people are so ......" It's time for a major re-think.

I remember when Rimping had one store on Thapae road (called Tantraphan) and when the big stores came along they were in danger of going under. As it was they found a niche by becoming what they are today, which is local store supplying locals and expats with a wide variety of products that the big stores don't sell. They specialised and became so succesful they now have maybe 8 or 9 stores. Stupid? I don't think so.

When something happens here that wouldn't happen back home, instead of thinking it's because they're stupid, I opt instead to look at the issue, take stupidity out of the equation and try to figure out what else it might be. I have a pub selling local beers and imported beers. Do I ever have a problem keeping a supply of local beers? generally not. Do I ever get a problem with keeping a supply of imported beers ? Yes. So, if you come to my pub and I happen to be out of stock of one of my many imported beer, does that make me stupid?

Just like Rimping, my imported products are generally supplied from an importer in Bangkok. Sometimes a beer is not available because they are waiting for a new shipment to arrive, waiting for the customs to clear it, or some other problem. They are small companies importing specialist products and unfortunately they encounter plenty of problems that the big importers don't. Since I never run out of Singha, and similarly Rimping never run out of Mama noodles, then it's fair to say that I/They do have a stock control system. So if most of the local products are regularly in stock but some imported products are occasionally out of stock, it more than likely isn't because we're stupid.

So, the moral of the story is ..... stop thinking that every difficulty you have in Thailand is because people are stupid, and open your mind. It will make you a lot happier and a lot more tolerable.

Edited February 1, 2016 by Chiengmaijoe

[sappersrest]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

If they are so stupid and you are so clever why haven't you got a string of stores across Chiang Mai???

[DeaconJohn]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

The danger of thinking that everytime you have a problem in Thailand it is because people are stupid is that you end up being a miserable moaner that no-one , especially the Thais, will want to listen to or be with. If you find yourself starting sentences with "These people are so ......" It's time for a major re-think.

I remember when Rim Ping had one store on Thapae road and when the big stores came along they were in danger of going under. As it was they found a niche by becoming what they are today, which is local store supplying locals and expats with a wide variety of products that the big stores don't sell. They specialised and became so succesful they now have maybe 8 or 9 stores. Stupid? I don't think so.

When something happens here that wouldn't happen back home, instead of thinking it's because they're stupid, I opt instead to look at the issue, take stupidity out of the equation and try to figure out what else it might be. I have a pub selling local beers and imported beers. Do I ever have a problem keeping a supply of local beers? generally not. Do I ever get a problem with keeping a supply of imported beers ? Yes. So, if you come to my pub and I happen to be out of stock of one of my many imported beer, does that make me stupid?

Just like Rimping, my imported products are generally supplied from an importer in Bangkok. Sometimes a beer is not available because they are waiting for a new shipment to arrive, waiting for the customs to clear it, or some other problem. They are small companies importing specialist products and unfortunately they encounter plenty of problems that the big importers don't. Since I never run out of Singha, and similarly Rimping never run out of Mama, then it's fair to say that I/They do have a stock control system, so if some products are occasionally out of stock it more than likely isn't because we're stupid.

So, the moral of the story is ..... stop thinking that every difficulty you have in Thailand is because people are stupid, and open your mind. It will make you a lot happier and a lot more tolerable.

Excellent post.

Mindless Thai-bashing doesn't really deserve a reply, but you gave it to him anyway... right in the kisser.

[Chiengmaijoe]

PG Tips in Tops Chotana. Not a bad cup of tea for the price...

Stocked up already. Thanks for the info.

[taotoo]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

The danger of thinking that every time you have a problem in Thailand it is because people are stupid is that you end up being a miserable moaner that no-one , especially the Thais, will want to listen to or be with. If you find yourself starting sentences with "These people are so ......" It's time for a major re-think.

I remember when Rimping had one store on Thapae road (called Tantraphan) and when the big stores came along they were in danger of going under. As it was they found a niche by becoming what they are today, which is local store supplying locals and expats with a wide variety of products that the big stores don't sell. They specialised and became so succesful they now have maybe 8 or 9 stores. Stupid? I don't think so.

When something happens here that wouldn't happen back home, instead of thinking it's because they're stupid, I opt instead to look at the issue, take stupidity out of the equation and try to figure out what else it might be. I have a pub selling local beers and imported beers. Do I ever have a problem keeping a supply of local beers? generally not. Do I ever get a problem with keeping a supply of imported beers ? Yes. So, if you come to my pub and I happen to be out of stock of one of my many imported beer, does that make me stupid?

Just like Rimping, my imported products are generally supplied from an importer in Bangkok. Sometimes a beer is not available because they are waiting for a new shipment to arrive, waiting for the customs to clear it, or some other problem. They are small companies importing specialist products and unfortunately they encounter plenty of problems that the big importers don't. Since I never run out of Singha, and similarly Rimping never run out of Mama noodles, then it's fair to say that I/They do have a stock control system. So if most of the local products are regularly in stock but some imported products are occasionally out of stock, it more than likely isn't because we're stupid.

So, the moral of the story is ..... stop thinking that every difficulty you have in Thailand is because people are stupid, and open your mind. It will make you a lot happier and a lot more tolerable.

But rule 6. Rule 6!!

[sharktooth]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

If they are so stupid and you are so clever why haven't you got a string of stores across Chiang Mai???

Cos he isn't Thai, doesn't have the visa, or connections...

[Chicog]

You hum it son, I'll play it.

[eaglesflight]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

If they are so stupid and you are so clever why haven't you got a string of stores across Chiang Mai???

Cos he isn't Thai, doesn't have the visa, or connections...

That pretty much sums it up.

It's a simple lack of choice that allows Rimping to stay in business here. If they ran a store like that in the UK, they'd be out of business in a matter of months. To be fair, they aren't the only store in Chiang Mai that have stock control issues. The food hall at Central Festival is certainly much better but they regularly have food on the shelves that is past its sell by date.

Note to sappersrest - I don't remember saying I was very clever but it doesn't take a genius to work out that you ought to order new stock before you have actually run out of it, if you don't want to lose sales and annoy your customers.

Edited February 4, 2016 by eaglesflight

[Chiengmaijoe]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

If they are so stupid and you are so clever why haven't you got a string of stores across Chiang Mai???

Cos he isn't Thai, doesn't have the visa, or connections...

That pretty much sums it up.

It's a simple lack of choice that allows Rimping to stay in business here. If they ran a store like that in the UK, they'd be out of business in a matter of months. To be fair, they aren't the only store in Chiang Mai that have stock control issues. The food hall at Central Festival is certainly much better but they regularly have food on the shelves that is past its sell by date.

Note to sappersrest - I don't remember saying I was very clever but it doesn't take a genius to work out that you ought to order new stock before you have actually run out of it, if you don't want to lose sales and annoy your customers.

Rimping is competing against Tops, Tesco, Makro, Marks & Spencers and in the past Auchan and Carrefour, all well-established, foreign companies. Add Big C to the list and you can see that they have had some tough competition, and yet not only have they survived, they have flourished.

Despite what you think, they didn't do that by not having a stock-control system, or being stupid. Their difficulty in a continuity of some imported products has been explained, but it seems you've made your judgement anyway. The chip on your shoulder is beginning to look more like a log.

[eaglesflight]

If you think that Tesco stores in Thailand are in any way comparable to those in the UK, I can only surmise you have never actually been to the United Kingdom. If you have then you must have serious memory issues. I've only seen Marks and Spencers clothes shops here, so wherever their food shops may be hidden away (if they have any), I hardly think you can count them as a serious supermarket competitor. Makro and Big C have very few imported goods compared to Rimping and Central, so I don't think they come into the equation either.

Products like tea have a shelf life measured in years rather than weeks or months so there's no excuse to run out of it on an almost weekly basis (which they do). And it's not just some imported products, it's nearly everything they carry. I have seen them run out of Marmite, Vegemite, tinned kidney beans (not even imported), all fresh milk and all of their bread (neither of which are imported), all of their Dilmah teas; various different types of Celestial tea come and go at random, as do the Twinings teas they carry, the Tasty and Vintage Cheddars they import from New Zealand are often not available, the margarine of the month is frequently conspicuous by its absence (they seem to change brands arbitrarily every couple of months) and the Greek and Natural yoghurt they sell are out of stock more often than in. That;s just a very small selection off the top of my head. They also charge ridiculous prices for items such as Marmite and tea, which are 10%-30% cheaper at Central Festival.

I don't know how having a chip on my shoulder would be relevant to my opinion of badly run supermarkets, or what kind of chip you think I have.....perhaps you would care to enlighten me? I think our difference of opinions is simply down to the fact that I have much higher standards than you.

Edited February 4, 2016 by eaglesflight

[eaglesflight]

Rimping have Twinings and Dilmah teas, both of which are streets ahead of Heladiv. I bought some Heladiv English Breakfast once; It was horrible stuff: weak, insipid, tasteless rubbish.

Their stock control is a complete joke though. They run our of nearly everything on a depressingly regular basis. It seems they are too stupid to order goods before they have actually run out.

The danger of thinking that every time you have a problem in Thailand it is because people are stupid is that you end up being a miserable moaner that no-one , especially the Thais, will want to listen to or be with. If you find yourself starting sentences with "These people are so ......" It's time for a major re-think.

I remember when Rimping had one store on Thapae road (called Tantraphan) and when the big stores came along they were in danger of going under. As it was they found a niche by becoming what they are today, which is local store supplying locals and expats with a wide variety of products that the big stores don't sell. They specialised and became so succesful they now have maybe 8 or 9 stores. Stupid? I don't think so.

When something happens here that wouldn't happen back home, instead of thinking it's because they're stupid, I opt instead to look at the issue, take stupidity out of the equation and try to figure out what else it might be. I have a pub selling local beers and imported beers. Do I ever have a problem keeping a supply of local beers? generally not. Do I ever get a problem with keeping a supply of imported beers ? Yes. So, if you come to my pub and I happen to be out of stock of one of my many imported beer, does that make me stupid?

Just like Rimping, my imported products are generally supplied from an importer in Bangkok. Sometimes a beer is not available because they are waiting for a new shipment to arrive, waiting for the customs to clear it, or some other problem. They are small companies importing specialist products and unfortunately they encounter plenty of problems that the big importers don't. Since I never run out of Singha, and similarly Rimping never run out of Mama noodles, then it's fair to say that I/They do have a stock control system. So if most of the local products are regularly in stock but some imported products are occasionally out of stock, it more than likely isn't because we're stupid.

So, the moral of the story is ..... stop thinking that every difficulty you have in Thailand is because people are stupid, and open your mind. It will make you a lot happier and a lot more tolerable.

Sorry, I didn't even see this post until just now. You must have reading comprehension issues as I can't see where I started a sentence, "These people are so"?

The rest of your post is largely irrelevant as Rimping run out of local products almost as often as imported ones (as I mentioned above). I don't think you're stupid because you run out of beer but your amateur attempts at psychology and your willingness to spout opinions on people you have never met do give me pause for thought. I'm not particularly worried about what Thai people (or indeed expats) think of me, and I'm certainly not in need of any advice from you. If it was kindly meant then thanks for taking the time but I'm fine.

Edited February 4, 2016 by eaglesflight